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Women’s History Month: Movies and TV Shows Directed/Created by Women

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at St. John's chapter.

In case you weren’t aware, I would be more than happy to remind you that March is Women’s History Month: A month declared to tell the stories of women throughout history that you may have heard of, and others that you may not have heard of! During this month, I suggest that anyone and everyone should brush up on their women’s history knowledge and become more aware of our hardships, accomplishments, and much more. 

Now, let’s talk about the TV and film industry. It’s not a secret that the industry is male-dominated, however, there are so many amazing women there that deserve to have their work shine and attract mass audiences. For Women’s History Month, I will give you an array of movies and TV shows that were either directed, created, or written by women. As an aspiring filmmaker and TV writer, building this list inspired me, and I hope it can inspire you as well. Enjoy these TV shows and movies, and happy Women’s History Month!

Films

  1. Promising Young Woman (2020) written and directed by Emerald Fennell
  2. Lady Bird (2017) written and directed by Greta Gerwig
  3. American Psycho (2000) directed by Mary Harron
  4. Love and Basketball (2000) written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
  5. Mudbound (2017) directed by Dee Rees
  6. Bend it Like Beckham (2002) written and directed by Gurinder Chadha
  7. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Lynne Ramsay
  8. Clueless (1995) written and directed by Amy Heckerling
  9. 13th (2016) written and directed by Ava DuVernay
  10. The Parent Trap (1998) directed by Nancy Meyers
  11. Carrie (2013) directed by Kimberly Peirce
  12. Queen and Slim (2019) written by Lena Waithe, directed by Melina Matsoukas
  13. The Edge of Seventeen (2016) written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig
  14. Jennifer’s Body (2009) written by Diablo Cody, directed by Karyn Kusama
  15. John Tucker Must Die (2006) directed by Betty Thomas
  16. Fresh (2022) written by Lauryn Kahn, directed by Mimi Cave
  17. Zola (2020) written by A’Ziah King, directed by Janicza Bravo

TV Shows created and/or directed by women

  1. Normal People (2020) (series) adapted from Normal People by Sally Rooney
  2. Insecure (2016-2021) created by Issa Rae
  3. Search Party (2016-2022) created and directed by Sarah Violet Bliss
  4. Betty (2020-2021) created by Crystal Moselle
  5. Derry Girls (2018-) created by Lisa McGee
  6. GLOW (2017-2019) created by Liz Flahive & Carly Mensch
  7. Fleabag (2016-2019) created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
  8. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015-2019) created by Tina Fey
  9. Scandal (2012-2018) created by Shonda Rhimes
  10. New Girl (2011-2018) created by Elizabeth Meriwether
  11. A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019-) created by Robin Thede
  12. Chewing Gum (2015-2017) created by Michaela Coel
  13. Black Mirror, Season 4, Episode 2: “Arkangel” (2017) directed by Jodie Foster
  14. Élite (2018-) directed by Silvia Quer 
  15. Atypical (2017-2021) created by Robia Rashid
  16. High Fidelity (2020) (series) created by Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West
  17. 30 Rock (2006-2013) created by Tina Fey
Amaiya Sancho

St. John's '25

Hi! My name is Amaiya Sancho and I'm from Columbia, Maryland. I am the President of Her Campus St. John’s, majoring in Communications with minors in Social Justice Theory and Italian. I'm so happy to have been a part of Her Campus at St. John's for the past three years!